List of Acronyms AF Action Fiche ADWAC Agency for the Development of Women & Children BAC Brikama Area Council CATER Climate Change Adaptation Technology for Socio Economic Empowerment for Rural Communities CBO Community Based Organisation CC Climate Change CIOCCM Community Initiative on Climate Change Mitigation CLEAR Climate Change Environmental Adaptation Resilience Project CRLIP Climate Resilience and Livelihood Improvement Project DCI Development Cooperation Instrument DF Department of Forestry DCD Department of Community Development DPWM Department of Parks and Wildlife Management DWR Dept of Water Resources EDF European Development Fund EIA Environmental Impact Assessment ENDA Environment & Energy Development Agency EU European Union EUD European Union Delegation EUR Euro FA Financing Agreement FA/TAPS Financing Agreement / Technical and Administrative Provisions FACE Food Security Enhancement through Integrated Climate Change Adaptation Management FFHC Freedom From Hunger Campaign FIOH Future In Our Hands GOTG Government of The Gambia GTTI Gambia Technical Training Institute ICZM Integrated Coastal Zone Management KART Kartong Association for Responsible Tourism LBS Lower Basic Schools LRR Lower River Region MOFEA Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs MoBSE Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education NBRLIRP North Bank Region Livelihood Improvement and Resilient Project NAO-SU National Authorising Office – Support Unit NATC Njawara Agricultural Training Centre NBR North Bank Region NEA National Environment Agency NGO Non- Governmental Organisation NNP Niumi National Park ROM Results Oriented Monitoring SMC School Management Committee TAC Technical Advisory Committee TARUD Trust Agency for Rural Development TASC Technical Assistance Support Contract UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organisation VDC Village Development Committee WABSA West African Bird Study Association -- 2 -- WCR West Coast Region WIG Womens Initiative Gambia -- 3 -- I. Project Details and Outputs Delivered PROJECT TITLE: Support to The Gambia for Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) and the Mainstreaming of Climate Change1 CRIS CODE : DCI-ENV/2010/022-527 AAP YEAR: DURATION: DATE OF COMPLETION: 2011 78 months2, starting with the The initial date of completion of signature of the Financing the operational implementation Agreement (FA)3 phase was 02/2016; by amendment extended to 07/2016. The effective duration of the TA Service Contract was 29 months, starting on 09/2013; also this period was extended with 6 months4. The 12 grant projects all had a duration of 5 months. TOTAL PROJECT COST : 3,860,000 EUR56 GCCA ALLOCATION : 3,860,000 EUR Budget breakdown over 6 separate contracts: . Technical Assistance Support Contract (TASC) : 1,302,600.00 EUR; . Start Up Project Estimate (SUPE) : 166,232.05 EUR; . Programme Estimate 1 (PE1) : 858,585.84 EUR; . Programme Estimate 2 (PE2) : 689,262.20 EUR; . Mid-Term Evaluation (SAFEGE) : 49,273.01 EUR; . Final Evaluation (Particip): 25,492.00 EUR. AID MODALITY: MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS: Project approach Partially decentralised management . A FA was concluded between the European Commission and the Government of The Gambia (GoTG); 1 In 2017, a follow-up GCCA+ project was approved. This action « GCCA+ Climate Resilient Coastal and Marine Zone project for The Gambia » aims at consolidating results and positive experiences of the first phase project, here under analysis. 2 With an operational implementation phase of 54 months and a closure phase of 24 months; the initial operational implementation phase of 48 months was extended with 6 months through the signature of an amendment to the FA. 3 The Financing Agreement was signed on the 1st of February 2012. 4 The no-cost extension was granted to allow the project to fully achieve its objectives, particularly regarding Component 2 (mainstreaming) and regarding the implementation of the grant contracts under Component 1 (CC adaptation in coastal areas). The need for an extension was based on a delayed start of the project due to the TASC tendering process taking 7 months longer than initially planned. 5 1 € = 48.89 GMD in June 2016 6 Plus the amount generated through the 10% co-financing by the beneficiaries of the 12 grants awarded through the Calls for Proposals. -- 4 -- . The project was managed by the National Authorising Office and implemented through Programme Estimates7. Two Calls for Proposals (CfPs) were organised in resp. 2014 and 2015, resulting in the awarding of 12 grants (under Component 1). GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE: . Component 1 on CCA in coastal areas: Coastal areas of The Gambia; the country has 70 km of open ocean coast and 200 km of sheltered coast along the Gambia River which is dominated by extensive mangrove systems and mud flats. Component 2 on CC mainstreaming: nationwide THE 12 GRANT CONTRACTS: 1. Enhancing Resilience to Climate Change for Coastal Communities in West Coast Region through Environmental Restoration & Management and Women’s Livelihoods: Kartong, Berending (in Kombo South District), Bulock, Sutusinjang and Badjan (Foni Berefet District) villages in West Coast Region 2. Building Capacity for Sustainable Waste Management for Coastal Communities through Women and Youth Livelihoods: Brikama Local Government Area and Banjulinding, Sefoe, Kartong, Mamuda, Tanje and the Senegambia hotel area in West Coast Region 3. North Bank Region Livelihood Improvement and Resilience Project (NBRLIRP): the villages Salikeni, Mandory and Sare Birom, North Bank Region 4. Enhanced Community Capacity on Climate Change: 5 coastal communities (Brufut, Tanji, Tujereng, Sanyang, Gunjur), West Coast Region 5. Understanding the causes and consequences of increased climate change and variability: Eighty communities in six districts (Kiang West, Kiang Central, Kiang East, Jarra West, Jarra Central and Jarra East) of the Lower River Region 6. Sensitisation and training on integrated coastal zone management and the mainstreaming of climate change: North Bank and West Coast Regions and the Greater Banjul Area 7. Climate Resilience and Livelihood Improvement Project (CRLIP) for Upper Niumi: Albreda and Jimbana Ecozones in Upper Niumi District of the North Bank Region 8. Enhancing adaptive capacities of coastal communities to climate change impacts in The Gambia: Ginack Niji and Ginack Kajata communities, Niumi National Park, North Bank Region. 9. Community Initiative on Climate Change Mitigation (CIOCCM): Selected communities in Jokadou, Upper Badibou and Lower Badibou Districts, North Bank Region 10. Climate Change Adaptation Technology for Socio-Economic Empowerment for Rural Communities (CATER): 8 Communities involved in sand mining (Soma, Toniataba, Sikunda, Karantaba, Kanni Kunda, Sankwia, Pakalinding and Jenoi) in the Jarra West District, Lower River Region 11. Climate Change Environmental Adaptation Resilience Project (CLEAR): Lower Nuimi, Lower Badibou and Upper Badibou Districts, North Bank Region. 12. Food Security Enhancement through Integrated Climate Change Adaptation Management (FACE): 6 communities in the West Coast Region (Arrangallen, Tamba Kunda, Janack, Sanghajor, Gunjur and Sanyang/Baato Kunku), 4 communities in the Lower River Region (Nyawurlung, Darsilame, Njolfen and Sare Sarjo) and 5 communities in the North Bank Region (Jinack, Keur Damba Holey, Samba Chargi, Sare Marie and Nawuleru) of The Gambia 7 The management of the Programme Estimates was delegated to an Imprest Administrator and Imprest Accounting Officer located within the NAO Support Unit (NAOSU). -- 5 -- MAIN STAKEHOLDERS: . The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs (MOFEA) / National Authorising Office: overall management and contracting authority . The National Environment Agency (NEA): coordinating agency for the CC mainstreaming component . The Department of Water Resources (DWR) of the Ministry of Fisheries and Water Resources: coordinating agency for the coastal adaptation component . The Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Water and Wildlife; the Ministry of Land & Regional Administration; the Ministry of Transport, Works and Infrastructure; the National Disaster Management Agency; the Department of Geology and the Regional Administrations: collaborating agencies. THE 12 GRANT CONTRACTS: 1. Enhancing Resilience to Climate Change for Coastal Communities in West Coast Region through Environmental Restoration & Management and Women’s Livelihoods: . Implementing agencies: Concern Universal (CU) (lead), Kartong Association for Responsible Tourism Centre (KART), and Trust Agency for Rural Development (TARUD) . Government partners: National Environment Agency (NEA), Brikama Area Council, Ministry of Land & Regional Administration . Final beneficiaries: inhabitants of the five targeted communities and, more general, the coastal population of West Coast Region. Special target group: poor women who rely on oyster collection for their livelihoods. 2. Building Capacity for Sustainable waste Management for Coastal Communities through Women and Youth Livelihoods: . Implementing agencies: Concern Universal (CU) (lead), Women’s Initiative The Gambia (WIG) and WasteAid UK . Government partner: Environment Office of the Brikama Area Council, National Environment Agency (NEA) . Target groups: Women and youth in Brikama Local Government Area, women groups in Banjulding and Sefoe, private sector involved in waste collection and processing, Brikama Area Council waste management staff, school children and students who visit the waste processing facility. Final beneficiaries: